> > From: Chip Louie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sounds like you mostly agree with what I posted[snip] > > As to vinyl vs. standard CDs You must not have had a good enough audio > system to hear the not so subtle losses incurred with CD and even a very > good ($1,000 and up), CD player. [snip] > > UNIX has been around for a long time and is most likely the O/S that your > internet provider is using to provide you access. [snip] > > Don't even get me started on high performance digital imaging! I want an > EOS 1d so bad it hurts but I won't pay the ridiculous prices Canon is > commanding [snip]
I MOSTLY agree about the DO lens and the 1D and, I too want a 1D bad but it sounds I would surely be unhappy with the banding problem. The 400/4 DO must be considered a "specialty item" for those who place weight/size over image quality for whatever reason. I do not think Canon should be criticised for offering such a product. Guess we just had our hopes too high for DO technology. If they could have offered L series image quality in the DO at the same price, I feel sure they would have done so. I disagree vehemently about Cd vs vinyl. It is far O/T but allow me to comment that my system was 15K USD worth of McIntosh amps and B&W 801 speakers. I have left the hi-fi fold as I regard it as being full of craziness with O2 free cables, magic markers on the edges of CDs and other assorted tomfoolery. Oh, yes, I had some poorly remastered discs at the beginning that sounded very shrill but that was NOT the the fault of the cd standard. I'd not consider going back to vinyl/analogue at all and just plain disagree that it EVER sounded better. We will have to accept our differences on the issue. Unix: Use it at work although I am just a "user" and not proficient in the language/OS. I agree it NEVER crashes but it demands a degree of programming proficiency I am unwilling to acquire at this stage in life. Why MS can not make Windows more stable and backward compatible with the drivers available for "older" (read a year or two) peripherals is not clear to me. Competition would sure help here, but, let's face it, MS has none at the moment. Even Macs, let alone Linux are little more than "fringe element" products considering the overwhelming position of dominance enjoyed by MS. I have hopes for the 1D yet but that banding issue has to be corrected before I will buy. Then again, it might be another "generation" before a digital body will meet my demands. -- Terence A. Danks Nature & Wildlife Photography http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/danksta/home.htm * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
